FRIDAY: Stone's Winter Storm rages on at both the Escondido and the Liberty Station bistros. Starting at 11 a.m., each location will tap an impressive amount of Stone brews, ranging from the all of the expected ales -- Arrogant Bastard, Pale, IPA -- to many of the un -- the Baird/Ishii/Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA aged in white wine barrels, Crime and Punishment, to name just three.

SATURDAY: Karl Strauss marks its 25th anniversary with the annual Changing of the Barrels -- the release of last year's barrel-aged anniversary ale and the consignment of next year's aged brew to the staves. The party is already sold out but if you have a ticket, remember that the festivities begin at 6 and end at 9 p.m.

SUNDAY: Blind Lady Ale House plans to release an unspecified barrel-aged beer from its in-house nano-brewery, Automatic, and then lead fans on a bike ride to an equally unspecified location. This doubly mysterious event will begin at 11 a.m. and end at -- well, perhaps this is triply mysterious.